SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth

SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth

Debt

Direct

Corporate Bond

NAV as on 21-02-2025

₹ 15.4

Inception Returns

7.4%

/yr

About SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth

SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 February, 2019. The fund is managed by Ardhendu Bhattacharya, Rajeev Radhakrishnan. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth has ₹20303 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.

Returns

SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.39% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.36%, 6.55% and 6.50% respectively.

Holdings

SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Corporate, Government, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are 6.79% Govt Stock 2034, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Tata Communications Limited, INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL2

Taxation

As it is a corporate bond mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is debt oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in debt instruments:
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for less than 24 months, STCG will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for more than 24 months, LTCG will be taxed at 12.5%.
Invested after 1 April 2023, capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective will be to provide the investors an opportunity to predominantly invest in corporate bonds rated AA+ and above to generate additional spread on part of their debt investments from high quality corporate debt securities while maintaining moderate liquidity in the portfolio through investment in money market securities.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
149 people have invested ₹ 53.8L in SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.34%
Benchmark
CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund TR INR
AUM₹20303 Cr
Inception Date1 February, 2019
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹500
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
97.89%
STCGSelling mutual fund within 36 months, gains taxed at slab rates.
LTCGHolding over 3 years, gains taxed at slab rates without indexation.
Risk
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Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (21-Feb-25)

Period
SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth
Corporate Bond Index
1M
0.7%
0.6%
3M
1.9%
1.5%
6M
4%
3.4%
1Y
8.4%
7.5%
3Y
6.6%
6.1%
5Y
6.5%
6.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.7%

AAA
100%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Corporate
68.5%
Government
19%
Cash Equivalent
12.5%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 20.3K Cr
₹ 20.4K Cr
₹ 20.9K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 20.3K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM decreased by 112.2 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.'s allocation increased from 0.2% to 2.17%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.'s allocation increased from 0.2% to 2.17%
Summit Digitel Infrastructure Limited's allocation increased from 0.21% to 1.86%
Summit Digitel Infrastructure Limited's allocation increased from 0.21% to 1.86%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.12% to 1.58%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.12% to 1.58%
Top Stocks sold last month
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.78 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.78 %
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.86 %
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.86 %
Small Industries Development Bank of India's allocation decreased from 2.63 % to 2.44 %
Small Industries Development Bank of India's allocation decreased from 2.63 % to 2.44 %
Cash allocation has gone up from 3.9% to 12.2%
Cash allocation has gone up from 3.9% to 12.2%
Debt allocation has gone down from 95.8% to 87.5%
Debt allocation has gone down from 95.8% to 87.5%

Top 2 Sectors in January were Corporate, Government

Jan'25
Corporate
68%
Government
19%
Dec'24
Corporate
68%
Government
29%
  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
6.79% Govt Stock 2034
6.79% Govt Stock 2034
10.3%
-36.9%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
5.07%
0%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
4.19%
0%
Tata Communications Limited
Tata Communications Limited
3.21%
0%
INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL2
INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL2
3.07%
0%
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Ardhendu Bhattacharya
Ardhendu Bhattacharya
Fund Manager of SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth, since 1 December 2023
Rajeev Radhakrishnan
Rajeev Radhakrishnan
Fund Manager of SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth, since 1 February 2019
Fund House
SBI Funds Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.67L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
9th Floor, Crescenzo,,C-38 & 39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,,Bandra (East), Mumbai
Phone
91-22-66142900
Website
partnerforlife@sbimf.com

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SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.39% since inception which is more than its category average return of 6.31%
AUM size ₹20303 Cr

AUM size ₹20303 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹20303 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 7842 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.34%

Expense Ratio 0.34%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.34% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.51%

Frequently Asked Questions for SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth is ₹15.4 as on 21-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Feb-2025.
SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.75%
0.75%
6 Month Returns
3.99%
3.99%
1 Year Returns
8.36%
8.36%
3 Years Returns
20.98%
6.55%
5 Years Returns
37.02%
6.5%
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0.34% as on January 2025
₹20303 Cr as on January 2025
6.79% Govt Stock 2034(10.3%), National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(5.07%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(4.19%), Tata Communications Limited(3.21%), INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL2(3.07%) as on January 2025
Corporate(68.48%), Government(19.01%), Cash Equivalent(12.51%) as on January 2025
Yield to Maturity is 7.55 as on January 2025. Yield to Maturity is the total return earned on your bond investments if you hold the bond investments till maturity & all bonds' proceeds are reinvested in it.
Modified Duration is 3.18 as on January 2025. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
100
Ardhendu Bhattacharya, Rajeev Radhakrishnan are the fund managers of SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of SBI Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth is 0%